Assam will withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from 60 percent of its territory from Thursday night, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a press conference. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the media regarding the removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from some areas of the state, at Assam Secretariat in Guwahati. The contentious Act …
The chief ministers of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland on Thursday hailed the Centre's decision to reduce 'disturbed areas' in each of their states that come under the Armed Forces Act. Taking to Twitter, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the move 'marks the beginning of a new chapter in Assam's future'. Calling the decision 'historic', Manipur chief minister N …
The demand for the repeal of the Armed Forces Act of 1958 is gathering momentum throughout the Northeast. The FIR filed by the Nagaland Police against the 21 Para Special Forces involved in the firing states that the security forces did not “make requisition to police station to provide police guide for the operation” and that they “blankly opened fire …
